Thornhurst Addition
Thornhurst Addition | |
Thornhurst Addition, January 2012 | |
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Location | Bounded by 650 to 742 W Main St, Thornhurst Dr and Rogers Ct, Carmel, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°58′44″N 86°08′16″W / 39.97889°N 86.13778°WCoordinates: 39°58′44″N 86°08′16″W / 39.97889°N 86.13778°W |
Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
Built | 1956 | -1971
Architect | Shull, Avriel |
Architectural style | Modern Movement |
MPS | Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 10000378[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 24, 2010 |
Thornhurst Addition is a national historic district located at Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana. It encompasses 21 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section of Carmel. It developed between about 1956 and 1971, and includes notable examples of Modern Movement style architecture designed by Avriel Shull (1931-1976). It includes homes of post and beam construction with huge aluminium window expanses, slate or stone entry floors, and clerestory windows.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Connie J. Ziegler (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thornhurst Addition" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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